LATEX


Meaning of LATEX in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlā-ˌteks ]

noun

( plural la·ti·ces ˈlā-tə-ˌsēz, ˈla- ; or la·tex·es )

Etymology: New Latin latic-, latex, from Latin, fluid

Date: 1835

1. : a milky usually white fluid that is produced by cells of various seed plants (as of the milkweed, spurge, and poppy families) and is the source of rubber, gutta-percha, chicle, and balata

2. : a water emulsion of a synthetic rubber or plastic obtained by polymerization and used especially in coatings (as paint) and adhesives

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